Freya – Kitten Born Without Eyes – Gets a Second Chance

Freya was found, presumably abandoned in someone’s yard. Now, this adorable sightless kitten, who was born without eyes, is getting the loving care and the forever home she needs.

Freya is in foster care with the animal rescue group called Wags 2 Wishes in Plainfield. Wags 2 Wishes took the cat in when they were contacted on November 1 by a family who found the kitten just wandering in their yard.

“She’s very affectionate and she loves people,” Wags 2 Wishes founder Terri Crotty told the people at ABC News. “She wants nothing more than to love on you and be close to you and snuggle you.”

“The woman who called Wags 2 Wishes was basically saying her children found the kitten in her backyard and it appeared to be very young and its eyes just started to open,” Crotty said. “As soon as I saw the cat, I knew something wasn’t right. At that point I said my volunteer was going to take the kitten to the vet. That’s when we discovered that the kitten was actually born with no eyes.”

“I honestly think [Freya] came from a litter,” Crotty said. “The homeowners looked all over to try to find more kittens because if there’s one, there’s got to be more and there were none.”

The fact that Freya was found wandering alone with her condition makes Crotty think she was abandoned on account of her condition.

Freya has had a surgery this week to help close her eye sockets so they are not vulnerable to any infections.

Freya is quite the unusual kitty beyond her lack of eyes – she is an uncommon female orange tabby cat. This makes her very special for that reason, too.

She is guaranteed a good home. She has many interested parties. One of their volunteers at Wags to Wishes has expressed interest in giving her a home, as well.

“The volunteer who has offered to give Freya a good and loving home typically likes to adopts kittens or dogs with disabilities,” Crotty said. “It was almost like fate in a way. The cat will be able to live a normal life. It’s just going to take a very special person to make that adjustment.”

In response to widespread interest that has resulted from all the news coverage on Freya, Wags to Wishes recently wrote on Facebook: “We have received many calls regarding Freya the kitten that was found in a yard in Plainfield and born with no eyes.

“Freya is currently in a foster home being cared for and is not at our Rescue Center. Once old enough and medically cleared we will post her IF she becomes available for adoption, as of right now we do have an adoption interest by a W2W Volunteer.”

“For all you asking if she is really a “she” since most orange Tabby’s are male, although we know its rare, she is a female.”